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I in STATES PATENT oEErC p GUsTAvE A. JOHNSON, OE NEW I-rAvEN, CONNECTICUT, AssIGNOE To wINcH'EsTEE v REPEATING ani/Iseo., OE NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION.

l HAND-TRAP Eon TENOWING CLAY rIGEoNs.

, Specification of Letters Patent- Pzttllted J 1111010,` 1919.

Y Application led March 31, 1919. Serial No. 286,347.

To all whom t may concern.' ,n A

Be it `known that I, GUSTAVEA. JOHNSON, a` citizen of the United States,`residing at New Haven, in the county of New Haven and Stateof Connecticut, have invented a new Vand useful Improvement- .in Hand- Traps `,forflhrowing Clay Pigeons ;f andlI do hereby declare thegfollovving, when takenin connection with `the accompanying drawings and the characters Yof, reference`-1narked thereon,topbe a'ifull', clear,'and exact de-V p scription of the same,4 and which said drawbroken lines.

ings constitute part ofthis application, and represent, in ff y Figure 1 a plan `View offahanditrap fconstructed inv accordance with my invention,

Y showing two clay pigeons positioned therein preparatory-to being-thrown.

Fig. 2 anend view thereof. Fig.' 3 an outside view of the trapfwith the handle broken away. Y

V1T-igea plan `view of one ofthe modified formsA which my improved trap may assume, the handlebeing shown as broken away in full linespandin zits closed position vby Fig. 5` an end View thereof showinga clay pigeon positioned therein preparatory` to Vbel. Fig. 6 an inverted outsideview of the with the handle broken away. v i

Fig. 7 a broken reverse plan viewof the trap, showing a modified construction of the handle fasteningnf w I i ,'Fig. `8 .a broken inside view thereof.

Myinvention relates to an improvement in hand traps Vfor throwing clay.` pigeons, the object being to provide a simple,cheap, comy pact, light, durable and eficient trap eonstructed to throw oneor more pigeons. With these ends, in view, my invention consists "In` a hand trapV having certain details of construction-as will'be hereinafter described and pointed out inthe claims'.-

In carrying out my inventionas shown in Figs. `1 to 3 inclusive,l employrafcombined than half the diameter ofa clay pigeon, and

open' at its outer end. The carrier comprises a bottom late 2 upon .whichthe pigeons 3 rest, as s 'own by broken lines inxFigIl.

. The yoitelo1-' rear edgel Ofxthesaid .plate is upturned at arright angle to form the outside wall 4 of the carrier, the peripheral edges of the pigeons normally resting upon the inner face of this wall and rolling upon thel Vsaine `as i they leave 'the trap when the same is-discharged. The `carrier also comprises a top plate llocated above and substantially parallelfwith thelbottom plate v2 with which it has spring connection so that it will yield Vto permitthe edgewise insertion of the pigeons into the. trouglrand then frictionally grip `them. with sufficient-force to prevent them lfromaccidentally falling out,

the width ofthe trough `beingless than the thickness of la pigeon. For the purpose of securing the plate l5 to the outside wall l@the formeris made with yielding parallelarms 6 the ends of which are bent at a right angle as at 7 and notched as at 8 for insertion between pairs of i fastening fingers, 9.struclr outward from the wall l.1l-as clearly shown in Fig. 3. Thedevice is provided with a `handle 10 arranged at anobtuse angle with-.respectto the axis ofthe carrier and having. a shank 1l formed with a flattened end 12 inclined thereto and fastened by rivets 13 to the lower face of the bottom plate 2 as shown in Fig. 3. The inner end ofthe plate 2 is formed with an 4upwardly turned integral abutment flange 14 which forms a stop against the'inward movement of the inserted pigeons, which `are thereby uniformly positioned in the'carrier. Y

.In using improved trap, :the same is held Vhorizontally for `the forcible insertion into theopen side `of the carrierof the pigeons which arciof standard size andare sufficiently-:pinched vbetween the upper, and

lower'walls of the carrier to be prevented from accidentally fallingout. Now when the devicev thus loaded with pigeons,` is swung throughthe air,-the pigeons will be discharged therefrom, being guided in their discharge bythe carrier and also being set in whirling motion, the `resultant of the dis,- charging forceandfthe frictional resistance impsed upon the pigeons bythe `device itse l In lthe imodied construction by VFigs. 4to: 8; inclusive, the trough-like conrbined carrier andaguide has a, rigid bottom plate l5 the. outer rear edge of which isupturned at a right*l angle. to form the outside wall' :2k6: of. the device,L the s'a-idwal-,l having l -afterinsertion .thereinto rier. The edge of the wall 16 is out away toV form clearance spaces 22 for the reception of the knuckles 19 aforesaid, and for the recep- Y tion of helical springs 23 encircling the pintle 18 and having their respective ends en- Y gagedl 'with the outer face of the outside wall l16 and the upper face of the top plate 21, so as to exert a constantetfort to press thetop plate 21 downward toward the bottom plate 15. For limiting this downward movement, I employ rigid arms 24 made integral with the outside wall 16 and clearly shown in Fig. 5. As the carrier is thus constructed,` the pigeons are pinched between its upper `and lower plates and prevented from l:falling out 'l In my modified construction Vthe handle 25-isshown as adapted tobe'folded into the carriervi'or `convenience 1in transporting the trap. For this purpose, the said' handle 25 is provided with a stem 26 bentat afi-ight angle to form a pigeon stop orabutment 27 and' terminating in a flattened locking-arm 28 havinganoiset end 29 receiving a pivot passingthrough the bottom-plate 15' at the inner end .thereof. A heavy springcatehal riveted to the lower face of the.

inner end of the bottom'plate 15 is shaped to form' alocking-recess 321ad'apted to receive i the .fiattened looking-arm 280i the handle which is thereby rigidly held in its open position as shown in Fig. 4.. The outer end ofthe'spring-catch 31'is bent to Vform a lip 33 which guides the locking-arm 28 into the locking-recess 82'." v When .the trap is not in use, kthe handle 25 is folded over into-the carrier as shown by broken lines in Fig.v 410i `the drawings, kthus making the trap convenient to carry.

The 'modified constructionl above de.-

' sc1ibed,foperates otherwise on the same principle as the trap first explained.`

o `I do not liinitmyself to the exact conf struction shown and described.j Thus, if preferred, theV upper andlower plates of the 'carrier might-be made in one piece instead V'of iin-two pieces, as shown.l Other details pigeonsto be thrown.

ficient spring-pressure "upon a clay pigeon inserted between them to keep the same from accidentally fallingfouts 3. A hand trap'for-clay.` pigeons, having a troughshaped, combined carrier and guide with opposed plates'both of which are narrower than half the diameter 4. A hand trap for clay pigeons, having a 4trouglrshaped, combined carrier and guide with opposed top and bottom plates and' an outside wall, the latter' beingfintegral with the bottom plate and thetop plate haildng 'yielding connection with jthe'l'said wa.

5. A hand trap for clayfpigeons, having a trough-shaped, combinedcarrier and guide with top and bottoni` plateSx-and'an outside wall and open at 3its1outer1end,the

said top and-bottom plates being narrower of the* clay than half the `diameter 'of `astandarcl' clay pigeon, (one plate yieldingj-with respect tov the other plate, andthe normal wid'thofthe' trough being Yl'ess Vthan the thickness of la standard clay; pigeon which isdfrictionally held in'placebetween thesaid plates untilit is Vdischarged from theopen end ofjth'e trough.'

6. A a trough-shaped, Y combined Y--carrieri [and guide'adapted' to'simultan'eousl'y receive 'one or more clay pigeons, andcomprisingv a bottom Vplate having its' "outer edgeturned upward Vat -a right 'angle to form an outside wall, andV a top plate having spring arms fastened to the said' wall upon` the outer face thereof. .l

7. A hand .trap for clay pigeons,-

a trough-shaped',j combined ficarrierwand guide adapted Ytoreceive oneor-fmo're'pigeons and provided with'a handle located'at an inclination-to the longitudinal axis of the carrier.v Y A Y A hand trap for' claypigeons, having a trough-shaped, combmed'fcarrier" and guide adapted to receive one or more pig- "f eons and provided 'with a pivotal handleY normallyv locatedv at anangle to the "longitudinal axis of the carrier. Y'

9. A'hand trap for.clay"pigeons,' 'having a trough-shaped,` combined '=carrier and guide adapted to receiveaclay prgeonand Y provided with. a handle located atan"A angle toits longitudinalaxis, and means yfor posii tioning1-the pigeon'in the carrier against inward movement'therein. 'j f 10. A hand trap forjclaypigeons, having a troughish'aped, combined'foar-rienA and Y guide -withtopand bottom plates', ai lhandle pivotallysecured tothe saidIV bottom'zplate and bent tok form a'positionirig abutment .for Y the pigeons,'and a spring `co-a'ctin`g r with the handle for holding the same in its operativev position.- f"

\ handtrap for 'claypigeongrlhaving 13o atrough-shaped, Acombined carrier and guide With a top and a bottom plate in yielding spaced relation to each other, a handle having a positioning-abutment and al looking-arm which latter is'pivoted to the said bottom plate, and' locking means applied to the said bottom plate and (zo-acting Withthe said looking-arm for holding the handle in its operative position.

10 12. A hand trap for clay pigeons, having a trough-shaped combined carrier and' guide With a top and a rbottom plate in yielding spaced relation to each other, a

handle pivoted to the said bottom plate, and

a locking-spring fastened to the looking- 15 plate and bent to form a locking-recess for the reception of a portion of the said handle whereby the same is locked in its operative position.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this 20 specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

GUSTAVE A. JOHNSON.

Witnesses:

DANiEL H. VEADER, ERIK S. PALMER.

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